DSU News Community Events http://www.dsunews.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:32:10 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=784&Itemid=19 In the time of giving, spread some holiday cheer to the Madison community. This year we could really use some toiletry items (shampoos, lotions, soaps, etc.) books, socks/underwear, hats and gloves, or anything you could think of. The Angel Tree project will be running from November 18th to December 12th, and you may place them on or under the tree. It is located in the Kennedy Center. This is being put on by Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), and if you need any further information please contact Amber Sherman (shermana@pluto.dsu.edu (mailto:shermana@pluto.dsu.edu)). Happy Holidays! :) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:50:29 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=778&Itemid=19 Thursday, November 20th at 6:30 pm in the TCB Auditorium. Dr. Kevin Weiland’s talk is entitled “The Real Facts Behind the Dangers of Secondhand Smoke.” It is open to DSU students, faculty and staff. Contact for event – Bruce Feistner. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:59:28 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=777&Itemid=19 You may have heard in the news lately that the Lake County Food Pantry is running dangerously low on supplies this year due to the economic downturn. Kudos to the Karl E. Mundt Library staff for their recent Food for Fines campaign to collect food for the Food Pantry; and to the other groups around the community assisting the Food Pantry and other charitable organizations.The DSU Career Service Association is conducting a food drive for the Lake County Food Pantry to help with their daily requests and their upcoming holiday meal distributions. We are collecting non-perishable food items, toiletries and monetary donations. Here are a few examples of needed items from the Food Pantry staff:Food: boxed stuffing, canned vegetables, boxed potatoes and any other holiday fixing or everyday food item (must be boxed, canned or otherwise considered non-perishable)Toiletries: toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrushes, bath soap, shampoo, conditioner, laundry soap, and other personal hygiene itemsMonetary: used to purchase items such as meat or drinks that are perishable. Monetary donations need to be payable to Lake County Food Pantry.Please bring your donations before December 5th to any of the collection boxes located in each building on campus (except dorms). We will deliver the donations to the Food Pantry the following week. The boxes are orange or yellow and are marked accordingly. If you choose to give a monetary donation, please bring or send your check payable to the Lake County Food Pantry to me in Heston Hall or to Shannon Vostad in the Karl E. Mundt Library. I will send out a final tally at the conclusion. Please consider a donation to this worthy cause to help the citizens of our county during the holidays. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thanks! Melinda Fedeler Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:56:24 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=753&Itemid=19 Please support the Madison Food Pantry; it’s at its lowest level in years. They are in need of toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste etc) and boxed items (Hamburger Helper, Mac Cheese, cereals etc). Our goal is 400 items by the end of November. Please help us reach this goal; I know we can do it with your help. Bring your items to The Community Center, sign up to win a free turkey when you do! Thank you for your support! Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:13:54 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=740&Itemid=19 When: Nov 14th 2:00-6:00 pmWhere: Elk’s LodgeWhat: Pancakes and sausageHow Much: $6 ALL YOU CAN EATBenefits: DSU MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIPSAll Proceeds go to Men’s Basketball scholarships!!Special Event: Autograph Session with the DSU Men’s BB Team 3:30 pm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:34:22 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=726&Itemid=19 Dakota State University will host the 26th annual Karl E. Mundt Dakota Invitational Oral Interpretation Contest this Saturday, October 25. Over 200 students and nearly 50 judges from 21 South Dakota high schools will converge on the DSU campus Saturday morning for the contest.Contestants will be performing in over 40 classrooms and labs all across campus in the Trojan Center, East Hall, Kennedy Center, Beadle Hall, Technology Classroom Building, Science Center, and Mundt Library. Check-in and general meeting are in the Marketplace from 7:30 to 8:45. Contest preliminary rounds will run from 8:45 to 12:15, with finals taking place across campus from 1:45 to 3:15. Presentation of awards will follow in the Mundt Foundation.Students will compete in seven oral interpretation divisions: Humor, Drama, Prose, Poetry, Oratory, Duet, and Readers Theater. The Dakota Invitational offers all students three rounds of competition in the morning, followed by final rounds for the top scorers in the afternoon. The tournament presents 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies to the best finishers in each division. Along with individual awards, schools also compete for team recognition in sweepstakes awards. The tournament recognizes the 1st and 2nd place teams in Class AA, A, and B based on the total points earned by their best speakers in each event.For the second year, the top competitors will receive the DSU-Dakota Invitational Scholarship Awards. Thanks to the generous support of the DSU Foundation, the first-place winner in each division will receive a $500 scholarship to DSU. In addition, the DSU Foundation will allot one $750 scholarship to each of first-place sweepstakes-winning teams in class. Students from each winning team will be able to apply for these competitive awards in the spring.The Karl E. Mundt Dakota Invitational is sponsored by the DSU College of Arts and Sciences and supported with a grant from the Karl E. Mundt Foundation. The tournament is directed by DSU doctoral candidate Cory Allen Heidelberger and undergraduate student Brett Kearin.Complete tournament information is available online:http://www.students.dsu.edu/caheidelberger/DSUInterp/ (http://www.students.dsu.edu/caheidelberger/DSUInterp/) Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:38:40 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=722&Itemid=19 Monday, October 20, is your last opportunity to register to vote. If you want to vote on Election Day, but aren’t a registered voter, you can go to the Lake County Courthouse (200 East Center Street) to register. Not sure whether you are registered? Not sure where your polling location is? Not sure what is on the ballot? Visit https://apps.sd.gov/applications/st25cers/ (https://apps.sd.gov/applications/st25cers/) to find the answers. Madison’s chapter of AAUW encourages everyone to get out and vote November 4. Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:00:35 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=708&Itemid=19 South Dakota Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin will be on the DSU campus Thursday, October 16 from 3:15-4:15pm to participate in a discussion group with Dr. Barbara Szczerbinska and members of the Women in Science in Technology (WIST) group. The event will take place in the Regents Room of the Trojan Center. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:31:20 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=691&Itemid=19 Registration forms are now available for Men’s City League Basketball at The Community Center. All games are played on Monday nights in the Community Center gym. The maximum number of players per team is 12. A manager meeting will be on Monday, November 17TH at 7pm in The Community Center Meeting Room. Registration Deadline is Monday, November 17th CONTACT THE RECREATION OFFICE FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION AT (605) 256-7546 OR E-MAIL nicholas.lemke@dsu.edu (mailto:nicholas.lemke@dsu.edu) Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:34:23 +0100 http://www.dsunews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=686&Itemid=19 Exercise your right to vote! A voter registration drive will be held in the DSU Marketplace in the coming weeks. Those interested in voting in the November election need to fill out a voter registration card. Each person determines the county in which he or she wishes to register, so filling out the paperwork in the Marketplace does not mean that you need to vote in Lake County. Applications for absentee ballots and sample ballots will also be available. Madison’s branch of AAUW (American Association of University Women) is sponsoring the event. The drive will be held October 7, 9, 15, and 16 from 11:30 to 1:00 and October 8 from 12:00 – 1:00. AAUW encourages everyone to participate in the process. For voting guides and voting records, visit http://www.aauw.org/ (http://www.aauw.org/). Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:18:12 +0100